Electric Fire
Active
Whatcom County, Washington · Discovered August 23, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 5 days ago · Perimeter mapped 5 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Electric Fire
The Electric Fire fire has burned 495 acres in Whatcom County, Washington. Crews have reached 90% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 15). 45 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 27, 2026A series of thunderstorms over several weeks brought a significant amount of lightning activity to the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. During one of these events, the Electric Fire was reported on Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The fire is located seven miles north of Marblemount, Washington, burning within the Bacon Creek drainage on the Mount Baker Ranger District. It was originally estimated at 15 acres; the fire was burning in heavy fuels, including dead and down timber, in steep, rugged terrain that significantly limited safe access for firefighters. The Prineville Hotshots supported by…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 90%
21 days ago · September 16, 2026Containment rose to 49%
22 days ago · September 14, 2026Containment rose to 44%
25 days ago · September 12, 2026Containment rose to 38%
27 days ago · September 10, 2026New perimeter mapped at 494 acres (national perimeter feed)
27 days ago · September 10, 2026New perimeter mapped at 622 acres (national perimeter feed)
28 days ago · September 8, 2026Containment rose to 33%
28 days ago · September 8, 2026Containment rose to 24%
32 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 17%
35 days ago · September 1, 2026Grew 522 acres in 4 days to 622 acres
35 days ago · September 1, 2026Mapped size revised down to 100 acres (from 500)
40 days ago · August 28, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: 2026 Electric Fire MBS
41 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 90%)
41 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 400 acres in 13 hours to 500 acres
41 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 98 acres in 4 days to 100 acres
42 days ago · August 26, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 2 acres
45 days ago · August 23, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/16/2026, 12:41:20 AM | 495 acres | 90% |
| 9/14/2026, 10:46:05 PM | 495 acres | 71% |
| 9/14/2026, 10:01:06 PM | 495 acres | 49% |
| 9/12/2026, 11:46:50 PM | 495 acres | 46% |
| 9/12/2026, 12:52:25 AM | 494 acres | 44% |
| 9/11/2026, 12:42:18 AM | 494 acres | 36% |
| 9/10/2026, 1:31:29 AM | 622 acres | 38% |
| 9/8/2026, 11:11:27 PM | 622 acres | 33% |
| 9/4/2026, 11:09:00 PM | 622 acres | 24% |
| 9/1/2026, 10:54:30 PM | 622 acres | 17% |
| 8/29/2026, 12:54:49 AM | 500 acres | 0% |
| 8/28/2026, 4:21:41 PM | 100 acres | 0% |
| 8/27/2026, 4:55:07 AM | 500 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 3:31:11 PM | 100 acres | - |
| 8/25/2026, 9:01:50 PM | 15 acres | - |
| 8/23/2026, 3:24:22 AM | 2.0 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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